Category : Community
Nov 17, 2015 | Alumni, Community, Faculty, Fellows, In Region, India, News
The capacity building curriculum for organizations will will equip them with practical skills, tools, and knowledge that they require to maximize and deepen the impact of their work and the scale of their activities.
Nov 10, 2015 | Alumni, Community, Faculty, News, South Asia in the News
At the Asia Society in New York on November 6, faculty leaders discussed how the Kumbh Mela is an opportunity to learn about megacities, possibly illuminating solutions to natural disasters that require temporary housing.
Nov 8, 2015 | Blog, Community, Faculty, News
Sunil Amrith led a virtual discussion on Nov. 5 with teachers about Sea of Poppies, a historical novel that sheds light on 19th century India.
Nov 6, 2015 | Arts Program, Community, Fellows, News
SAI’s inaugural Visiting Artist, Ranjit Kandalgaonkar, spent this week at Harvard meeting students and faculty and visiting courses.
Nov 3, 2015 | Alumni, Community, Faculty, News, South Asia in the News
“The sheer scale and the aspect of its temporariness is just mind-boggling,” says Rahul Mehrotra.
Oct 29, 2015 | Arts Program, Community, Fellows, India, News
Mumbai-based artist Ranjit Kandalgaonkar draws upon contemporary visual arts media, archival documentation and historical artifacts to document urban flows. He will spend next week at Harvard as the inaugural Visiting Artist in SAI’s Arts Program.
Oct 26, 2015 | Bangladesh, Community, In Region, India, Nepal, News, Pakistan, South Asia in the News
The South Asia Institute is saddened to hear about the earthquake that struck South Asia earlier today. Our thoughts are with all of the people affected by the disaster.
Oct 22, 2015 | Alumni, Community, Faculty, Fellows, News, Students
The Harvard-Brown Pakistani Film Festival 2015, held from October 16 – 18, brought multiple layers of contemporary Pakistani visual culture to over 500 attendees at Harvard. The event drew packed houses for each screening, mostly comprising members of the...
Oct 22, 2015 | Alumni, Community, Faculty, Fellows, India, News, Students
The 18-month research project will focus on three key areas including rural livelihood creation; educational, social and economic empowerment of women; and science and technology-based interventions for poverty alleviation.
Oct 19, 2015 | Community, Faculty, News, Students
This conference, which will take place on October 30th at Harvard Business School, aims to survey recent scholarship on the history of business in India and South Asia. It will bring together faculty and students from a range of disciplines, including economic and...
Oct 16, 2015 | Alumni, Blog, Community, Faculty, Fellows, Nepal, News, Students
The exhibit, on display now at Harvard, is designed to raise funds for SAI’s Nepal Research and Reconstruction Fund.
Oct 15, 2015 | Community, News, Students
SAI is excited to welcome three new students to serve as student coordinators for the 2015-2016 academic year. Interns play a vital role in SAI’s operations, including helping with SAI’s Grant Program, research projects, digital outreach efforts, and organizing SAI...
